Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-02
HORTICULTURE.
Fruit Notes.

The benefits of pudding trees are mani
test. A fruit grower had thousands OF
trees and vines to transplant this spring
that had begun to leaf out. He dug deep
hole and made thick mixture therein Of
clay and water, thick as cream. The roots
Of trees and the like were dipped therein,
without a moments exposure, and planted
Immediately. The fine earth chung to the
muddy roots, and though the soil was
rather dry when planted and no rain for
two weeks, the leaves were fresh and the
II would have been failure.
Grape vines bear transplanting thus
fter the leaves appear with remarkable
success, continuing growth as though un-
disturbed. At such q time, young roots
have formed often two inches in length.
These would perish with the slightest ex-
posure, but when puddled and planted with
care not one in thousand should die.
Large trees have been successfully
transpianted, even after appearing in full
leaf, by cutting back the tops to point
where the buds have not started. On
nearly all trees there are numerous buds
on the branches near their base that do not
start growth unless the branches are cut
back, or some accident happens. Buds
also often push out where none could be
discovered.
Experience is required in transplanting
planted too deep, they perish. If too
shallow, they fail; if exposed to the sun
and wind for five minutes, they often per-
ish if the soil is not we'll plowed, or if very
dry and not made fine at planting, or not
we'll cultivated and hoed Immediately after,
the plants do not succeed. Then if they
live the white grub often eats the tender
plants. The great source of loss is in get
ting such plants late. They cannot be
shipped safely after warm weather comes,
nor planted safely then as rule.
To have good crop of strawberries next
year, there must be q good growth of plants
this fall. To have this, work out beds
Immediately after bearing and work into
the soil good supply of well-rotted ma
nure or commercial fertilizers.
red raspberries and blackberries in every
month from March to November. AS for
black raspDerries, the plants that came
from layers last fall can be successfully
transplanted up to August if cut back at
least o-thirds. We have also set out
grape vines in midsummer with good sue
cess by cutting we'll back.
AS soon as the fruit has been gathered
from the currant bushes, all weak and
superfuous branches should be removed, q
good dressing of well-decayed manure
given and we'll worked in around the plants.
AfAer this keep we'll cultivated and free
from insects.
The shipping of fruit in refrigerator cars
is opposed by some prominent fruit dealers,
who claim decided advantages for ventila-
ton. Here are the directions which a
leading Philadelphia firm gives to shippers:
"The fruit packages should be perfectly
dry and cool when shipped; the shade
temperature Of the place will do; never use
ice; ventilation is better than refrigeration.
We have demonstrated that ventilation of
natural air is more preserving to delicate
fruits and berries than the artiticially low
temperature of the confined and damp air
of any existing ice box or refrigerator sys-
TEN. Pick and pack the fruit as above
directed, in ventilated packages. and ship
via all fast mail express only; and the extra
expense and smaller quantity will more
than be recompensed for in the better con-
dition of the fruit on arrival and its higher
sale.
Fruit blossoms are more perfectly fertil-
izea in dry weather than wet. Drenching
rains coming at the date of blossoning
often ruins our crops of pears, and INJURIES
the apple crop and many other fruits. Then
the bees cannot work often for four or five
days It the critical period; hence. this